ACS President: Charles B. Dudley (1842-1909)
Served as President: 1896 and 1897
He was one of the first to embody a description of the methods of chemical analysis in specifications for materials
While working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, he became the head of the first chemistry lab within a railroad company
Education:
- Ph.D., 1874, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University
Career Highlights:
- Chief chemist, Pennsylvania Railroad
Notable Accomplishments:
Major Awards and Honors:
Service to Science:
Did You Know
. . . that in 1862 he enlisted in the 114th Regiment, New York Volunteers, fought in several battles, and was shot and crippled for life at the battle of Winchester, VA, 1864?
. . . that he worked his way through school as a night editor on the New Haven Palladium?
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